The following people have made outstanding contributions to the Liberty BASIC community over the past year. All of them have shared code and answered questions on the forums, but many people in the group do those things. These generous folks have gone way beyond, and have graciously shared their time, their energy and their resources in outstanding and wonderful ways.
This list does not include all of the outstanding members, just the first installment. If you know of someone who deserves to be spotlighted in the Hall of Fame, please send us a brief description of his contributions to the community. We'll continue to spotlight the outstanding members in future issues.
Bill Beasley
Bill Beasley is a moderator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. He provides server space for the forum as well. He gives us an [FTP site] with uploading and downloading capabilities. The [LB Newsletter mirror site] lives on his server as well. Bill also provides a clever [avatar/smiley gallery] for the forum.
Scott Bannon
Scott Bannon is a moderator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. He runs a webserver business and he provides free webspace for the young people who run the [Open Source LB] website. He also created a website that showcases high-quality Liberty BASIC applications for distribution to the public called [LB Downloads]. He provides webspace and a forum for [Libby - the Open Source Showcase for Liberty BASIC.]
John Davidson
John Davidson is a moderator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. He maintains a website to share his numerous programs, called [John's Homeport]. He has put much work and much love into the recent updates of Freeform and he manages a website for Freeform updates here: [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreeForm3/] John has also taken the lead in [Libby - the Open Source Showcase for Liberty BASIC.]
David Drake
David Drake is a moderator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. David has written programs of every type imaginable, and each is better than the one before it. He releases these marvelous programs as open source at his website here: [http://www.foundrysearch.com/] David was also instrumental in updating Freeform. David has written many reviews and articles for this newsletter.
Bill Jennings
Bill Jennings maintains the index and contents lists for this publication! Without it, we'd all be lost! He also shares his code and answers questions on the Yahoo forum.
Dennis McKinney
Dennis McKinney provides a website that is more like a treasure chest. It is called [The Liberty Belle]. He shares source code and tools that are immensely helpful, including custom controls and DLLs, as well as a tutorial for writing DLLS for Liberty BASIC. His most recent contribution is an incredible code editor called JaLBe. He has contributed numerous articles to this newsletter.
Brad Moore
Brad Moore is a moderator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. He shares source code, tools and programs at his website, [The Liberty BASIC Connection]. He is a publisher and frequent contributor to this newsletter, most noteably for his acclaimed Beginner's Series and The Event-Driven Programming Series.
Jerry Muelver
Jerry Muelver is an administrator at the [Liberty BASIC forum], where he also answers questions and shares code. He does all of the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps the forum running smoothly. He has contributed to the newsletter, and he has sponsored a programming contest where he gave away copies of his software, [WikiWriter].
Tom Nally
Tom Nally is a publisher and frequent contributor to this newsletter. His articles are well-written, humorous, and most of all, informative. He has produced a huge archive of programs that simulate everything from a bouncing ball to planetary motion around the sun. He has even produced a detailed Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) program in Liberty BASIC!
Brent Thorn
Brent Thorn's website, [Bay Six Software] includes code, tips and tutorials for Liberty BASIC. His most noteable contributions, though, don't exist on the website, but rather are sprinkled throughout the forums. He is always there to answer the tough API questions - usually with specially-written demo. He has shared methods for creating Windows Common Controls, accessing sockets, and more. He has written the WMLiberty DLL, which allows LB programmers to set hooks and process messages of any kind for windows and controls.